Division of Coastal Management

Division of Coastal Management
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CAMAgram Returns!
The Division of Coastal Management's newsletter is back!
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Inlet Hazard Area Report Released
New recommendations regarding inlet hazard area boundaries were recently made to the Coastal Resources Commission. Inlet hazard areas are coastal zones that are especially vulnerable to migration, erosion, flooding, and other adverse effects of sand.
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Inlet Hazard Area Erosion Rate Setback Factors Report
This study was completed for the purpose of analyzing inlet shoreline change, and to provide the CRC with proposed inlet erosion rate setback factors for the ten active and developed tidal inlets in North Carolina.
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Division of Coastal Management Interactive Map Viewer
The DCM Interactive Map Viewer is provided as a tool to view and compare before and after images in oceanfront communities!
DCM Interactive Map Viewer
State officials announce availability of FY 2021 waterfront access grants
The N.C. Division of Coastal Management (DCM) announced in January the availability of approximately $1 million in funding to help local governments in 20 coastal counties improve public access to coastal beaches and waters for the 2021-22 FY.
Click here to apply. Pre-application deadline: April 16What We Do
The Division of Coastal Management works to protect, conserve and manage North Carolina's coastal resources through an integrated program of planning, permitting, education and research. DCM carries out the state's Coastal Area Management Act, the Dredge and Fill Law and the federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 in the 20 coastal counties, using rules and policies of the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission, known as the CRC. The division serves as staff to the CRC.
Beach & Waterfront Access
The Division of Coastal Management awards about $1 million a year in matching grants for projects to improve pedestrian access to the state's beaches and waterways. Funding for the Public Beach and Coastal Waterfront Access Program comes from the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund.
About Coastal North Carolina
Coastal Reserve Program
The mission of the N.C. Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research Reserve is "to promote informed management and stewardship of North Carolina’s estuarine and coastal habitats through research, education, and example."
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